Bombardier Sky Train ordered for Phoenix airport

The city of Phoenix has awarded contracts valued at $255 millionto Bombardier Transportation for the design, supply, operation, and maintenance of an INOVIA automated people mover (APM) at Sky Harbor International Airport.

A design-build contract is valued at $186 million; under a separate, $69 million contract, Bombardier will operate and maintain the 2.2-mile PHXSky Train for 10 years following its scheduled completion in 2012.

"This is thelargest new-start APM contract in North America in a decade, and we are confident it willserve as the model for other citiesand airports seeking modern transit solutions," saidMichael Fetsko, vice president APM, Systems Division, Bombardier Transportation.

Bombardier says its Systems Division hasdelivered a total of 690 transit systems in 16 countries. These include driverless rapid transit, people mover, and monorail systems, as well as light rail, metro, and intercity systems.